John Shebat (born February 17, 1997) is an American competition swimmer who specializes in

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, and

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events. He is a gold medalist in the 4×100-meter medley relay from the 2019 World University Games in

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, swimming the

leg. Shebat competed for the

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from 2015 to 2019 where he was a 5-time

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champion, 3-time NCAA team champion, a 16-time All American, and the 2019

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Men's Swimmer of the Year. He is also an incumbent NCAA and U.S. Open record-holder in the 4×50-yard and 4×100-yard medley relays. As a professional swimmer, Shebat represented the

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in the

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's inaugural 2019 season.

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1997 births Living people American male backstroke swimmers American male medley swimmers American male butterfly swimmers Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Texas Longhorns men's swimmers 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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